Poland / West Pomerania
Plaża Kopań
Plaża Kopań is a 3.4 km-long sandy beach facing west-north-west, 3.1 km north-east of Darłówko (West Pomerania, Poland). The sea averages 18.6 °C in August, its warmest month, and 2.9 °C in February; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Plaża Kopań
Beach-day index 2.4/10 · Poland median 2.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 4.2 °C | 2.9 °C | 3.1 °C | 5.3 °C | 9.1 °C | 13.8 °C | 17.5 °C | 18.6 °C | 16.3 °C | 12.6 °C | 9.1 °C | 6.3 °C |
| High °C | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 3° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | -0° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 7° | 4° | 0° |
| Rain mm | 63 | 47 | 48 | 36 | 55 | 61 | 97 | 82 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 69 |
| Cloud % | 87 | 84 | 76 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 86 |
| Wind m/s | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Daylight h | 7.8 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Record high/low | 11°/-18° | 10°/-17° | 16°/-11° | 23°/-3° | 26°/1° | 30°/6° | 31°/11° | 33°/10° | 30°/4° | 21°/-0° | 15°/-6° | 11°/-13° |
| Beach index | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in August; August scores 5.8/10 with highs of 22 °C, sea at 18.6 °C and 82 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Poland in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 9.9 °C, cooler than 90% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
July is the wettest month (97 mm) and April the driest (36 mm); the yearly total is about 760 mm.
Daylight runs from 7.3 hours in December to 17.2 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:29 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west-north-west (300°). Open water fills about 53% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 21:30 local time on a bearing of 314°.
Straight out to the west-north-west the next coast is roughly 200 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 9 m deep and 15 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 0 m above sea level 500 m inland and 16 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 56% grassland, 27% cropland and 12% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 52% of that circle.
- Grass 56%
- Crop 27%
- Tree 12%
- Bare 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Kopań”, 60 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 5 of its 5 classified seasons since 2021.
- 2018Not classified
- 2019Not classified
- 2020Not classified
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
The sea peaks at 18.6 °C in August. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 2Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 6Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 12Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Bus stops (1.5 km)
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 2 bars. Accommodation: 12 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bornholm Airport Rønne | RNN | 125 km | north-west |
| Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport Gdańsk | GDN | 134 km | east |
| Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport Szczecin(Glewice) | SZZ | 138 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 2 bus stops within 1.5 km and 6 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 14.9K residents); within 30 km there are 4 (about 34.9K).
Map and nearby beaches
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- Plaża Dubaj Jarosławiec12.2 km NECompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 9.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r10149688; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_33UWA_20230607_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site PL4221303232000128).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.9K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.